The Diana Jones Awards (named after the burned stays of a replica of the Indiana Jones RPG) happen the night time earlier than Gen Con in Indianapolis every year. The nominees this yr included Rob Weiland, an EN World columnist who handed away earlier this yr.
The unique trophy was a pyramid containing the stays of that Indiana Jones ebook. In 2021, the trophy was misplaced in transit, and a brand new trophy was launched in 2022. The award is chosen by an nameless committee of trade professionals, and winners have included sport designers, retailers, board video games, unions, conventions, and even an idea or two.
This yr the award was received by MIschief Toy Retailer from Minnesota.
Nominees for 2026
- Molly Home, A board sport by Jo Kelly with Cole Wehrle & Ricky Royal, from Wehrlegig Video games
- Value Johnson, A sport firm government with Cephalofair Video games
- Rob Wieland, a sport designer and journalist
- Trench Campaign, a miniatures sport by Mike Franchina, James Sherriff, and Tuomas Pirinen, from Manufacturing unit Fortress
- Mischief Toy Retailer, a pleasant native sport retailer St. Paul, MN
The Diana Jones Award committee is happy to announce the 2026 award goes to Mischief Toy Retailer.
Mischief Toy Retailer,
Mischief Toy Retailer made headlines in 2020 for requiring masking after which distributing free Black Lives Matter garden indicators through the George Floyd riots within the Twin Cities. They acquired nationwide consideration once more in 2025 for becoming a member of a lawsuit in opposition to US tariffs. Then, simply hours after criticizing ICE in that nationwide TV interview, they have been focused with a shock audit however resisted turning over their worker information to DHS. They began printing ICE OUT posters to distribute as quick as they may, and arranged a community of 3D printing hobbyists to distribute 1000’s of ICE alert whistles. Amid the chaos in Minnesota, they needed to droop on-line ordering, and their web site directed people to help native immigrant rights organizations as an alternative. They’ve labored exceptionally laborious to create space on the gaming desk for everybody, within the midst of upheaval.
[Note that although the winner won the award for political actions, this is NOT the forum to discuss those topics. There’s a whole internet where you can do that, but not here.]
